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How to Make a Billion in 9 Steps with Richard Harpin · Jul 24, 2025 · 46 min

Episode 3: Building Homeserve

In this new podcast series, Richard Harpin, who built Homeserve into a £4.1bn business, explores his nine steps to building a billion-pound business. In episode three, Richard speaks with Jonathan King, the former managing director of Homeserve in the UK and someone he has worked with for more than 20 years. Jonathan is now the chairman of Homeserve Japan and joined the podcast from Homeserve’s offices in the United States. We discuss the final three of Richard’s steps to building a billion-pound business. These steps are: -Evolution not revolution -Follow a not-to-list -Hone your character To find out more about Richard’s nine steps and how to build a successful business you can buy the book How to Make a Billion in 9 Steps at Amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Make-Billion-Nine-Steps/dp/0349445389 This is a Business Leader podcast hosted by Graham Ruddick and produced by Lucy McPhee. Filmed at Spiritland studios in London Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In this new podcast series, Richard Harpin, who built Homeserve into a £4.1bn business, explores his nine steps to building a billion-pound business. In episode three, Richard speaks with Jonathan King, the former managing director of Homeserve in the UK and someone he has worked with for more than 20 years. Jonathan is now the chairman of Homeserve Japan and joined the podcast from Homeserve’s offices in the United States. We discuss the final three of Richard’s steps to building a billion-pound business. These steps are:


-Evolution not revolution

-Follow a not-to-list

-Hone your character


To find out more about Richard’s nine steps and how to build a successful business you can buy the book How to Make a Billion in 9 Steps at Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Make-Billion-Nine-Steps/dp/0349445389


This is a Business Leader podcast hosted by Graham Ruddick and produced by Lucy McPhee. Filmed at Spiritland studios in London

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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